MICHAEL CUDLITZ

Lex Luthor in “Superman & Lois”

Michael Cudlitz plays the iconic Lex Luthor in The CW’s hit series “Superman & Lois.”

He was born on Long Island, New York, and raised in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. He graduated from Lakewood High School in 1982 and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts, where he graduated in 1990.

Cudlitz played “Abraham” on AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and directed four episodes. Additional TV credits include “Clarice,” based on the Oscar-winning “Silence of the Lambs,” Tim Doyle’s single-camera comedy “The Kids Are Alright,” Emmy-winning HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers” and TNT’s acclaimed cop drama “Southland” which was executive produced by John Wells, and for which he received a Critics Choice Award for “Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.”

With feature credits including Diego Luna’s “Cesar Chavez,” “A River Runs Through It,” “Grosse Pointe Blank” and “The Negotiator,” Cudlitz starred alongside Lee Pace and Jason Sudeikis in the independent film DRIVEN about John DeLorean. Most recently, he directed one of the episodes in the final season of “Superman & Lois.”

June 2024